Module 1 Summary

Module 1 Content Summary

Key Information

In this module, you learned about:

• The College System on Traditional Lands (and Land Acknowledgements)
• Conestoga College and the Ontario Public College System
• Industry- and community-focused Education
• Conestoga’s students (Domestic, Indigenous, and International)
• Conestoga’s credentials
• Outcomes-based education
• Curriculum, alignment, and Course Outlines
• Curriculum support for faculty
• Conestoga’s campuses and schools
• Conestoga’s programs (including Program Handbooks and Work-Integrated Learning)
• Faculty Supervisor(s) and reporting
• Program delivery teams (Program Coordinators and Support Staff)
• Faculty Union (for unionized faculty)

Learning Checklist

From this module you learned about:

• why colleges and polytechnics provide active and career-focused education
• the relationship between Conestoga and the Ministry
• the provision of requirements by Conestoga for some industry work qualifications
• the types of credentials Conestoga offers
• the purpose of curriculum alignment for outcomes-based education
• the importance of teaching and grading to course outcomes
• the processes that ensure programs are aligned and consistent with external standards
• the supervision and reporting structure for faculty
• other employee groups who deliver programs as a team
• which employee groups are unionized

Important Links

From this module you discovered where to find:

• Conestoga home page
• Conestoga Employees page
• College policies, procedures, practices and guidelines
• Conestoga Directory
• Full-time program listings
• Full-time and part-time Program Handbooks
• Program Coordinators contact information
• Faculty Union (OPSEU Local 237)